>>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR KPBS EVENING EDITION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY BILL HOWE, FAMILY OF COMPANIES.

PROVIDING SAN DIEGO WITH PLUMBING, HEATING, AIR, RESTORATION, AND FLOOD SERVICES FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

CALL 1-800-BILL-HOWE OR VISIT BILLHOWE.COM.

AND BY THE CONRAD PREBYS FOUNDATION, DARLENE MARCOS SHILEY, AND BY THE FOLLOWING.

AND BY VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>>> THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M ELIZABETH SANCHEZ, IN FOR MAYA TRABULSI.

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS.

A FIRE IS PROMPTING EVACUATION WARNINGS IN RANCHO BERNARDO.

IT STARTED AROUND 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON IN THE AREA OF CAMINO DEL NORTE.

SAN DIEGO FIRE RESCUE SAYS THE FIRE IS ABOUT 12 ACRES AND JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, THEY SAID THE SPREAD HAS BEEN STOPPED.

THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF DAMAGES OR INJURIES.

THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

AND THIS FIRE COMES THE SAME DAY A PART OF THE AIR ATTACK BASE CLOSED FOR CONSTRUCTION.

WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT COMING UP.

>>> MORE OF THE SAME HERE AS WE GET THOSE MARINE CLOUDS COMING BACK IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT.

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

63 FOR THE LOW.

AS WE VENTURE THROUGH THE UPCOMING DAYS, THIS WILL BE A PRETTY SHALLOW MARINE LAYER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN WHERE WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH PARTS OF THE SUMMER.

BUT I'LL BE TELLING YOU HOW SOME OF THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE CHANGING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

>>> WEAKER THAN EXPECTED JOBS REPORT.

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SHIFTING POLICIES SENT THE STOCK MARKET SLIDING.

AS A RESULT, THE PRESIDENT FIRED THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS COMMISSIONER HAD TODAY.

HE ACCUSED THE COMMISSIONER OF MANIPULATING THE MONTHLY JOB REPORT FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES.

MICHAEL YOSHIDA HAS MORE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU.

>> Reporter: NEW DATA RELEASED FRIDAY FROM THE BUREAU LABOR OF STATISTICS SHOWED WEAKER THAN EXPECTED NUMBERS FOR JULY.

JUST 73,000 JOBS ADDED.

MONTHLY TOTALS FOR MAY AND JUNE WERE REVISED DOWN BY A COMBINED 258,000 JOBS.

>> THERE IS JUST SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AROUND WHERE THESE TRADE DEALS AND WHERE POLICY IS ULTIMATELY GOING TO LAND.

THAT TYPE OF UNCERTAINTY REALLY HAS QUITE SEISMIC CONSEQUENCES, AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE IT SHOW UP IN THE LABOR MARKET.

>> Reporter: THE WHITE HOUSE DOWN PLAYING THE DATA, SAYING THEY BELIEVE SOME LOSS OF JOBS IS DUE TO STRONGER IMMIGRATION POLICIES, IMPACTING FOREIGN BORN WORKERS, AND THE ECONOMY WILL IMPROVE MOVING FORWARD.

>> THAT UNCERTAINTY IS RESOLVED.

THEY'RE SET.

ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL IS LAW.

IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER FROM HERE.

>> Reporter: THURSDAY, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, AFFECTING EVERY NATION, STARTING AUGUST 7.

BREAKING FROM DECADES OF FREE TRADE AND SIGNALING A NEW PROTECTION ERA, A TARIFF OF 10% WILL REMAIN FOR COUNTRIES OF WHICH THE U.S. EXPORTS MORE THAN THEY IMPORT, WHICH IS MOST OF THEM.

NATIONS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A TRADE DEFICIT FACE A 15% FLOOR, MORE THAN TWO DOZEN OF THOSE COUNTRIES FACING AN EVEN HIGHER TARIFF.

THE COST OF THOSE TARIFFS, ACCORDING TO ECONOMISTS, LIKELY TO BE PASSED ALONG TO CONSUMERS.

>> TARIFFS ARE ATTACKS ON LITERALLY THE AMERICAN CONSUMER IS BUYING WHEN YOU TAX THOSE GOODS, YOU MAKE THEM MORE EXPENSIVE, AND THAT IMPACTS THE POCKETBOOKS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: IN WASHINGTON, MICHAEL YOSHIDA, KPBS NEWS.

>>> WELL, IF YOU WERE DRIVING THROUGH THE BUSY INTERSECTION OF CLAIREMONT MESA BOULEVARD EARLIER TODAY, YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT YOU SAW HUNDREDS OF KAISER PERMANENTE WORKERS ON STRIKE, BUT IT WASN'T A STRIKE.

KPBS REPORTER JOHN CARROLL TELLS US WHY THEY WERE PICKETING.

>> Reporter: IT LOOKED LIKE A STRIKE.

SOUNDED LIKE A STRIKE.

BUT THIS WAS NOT A JOB WALKOUT.

>> WE ARE DOING AN INFORMATIONAL PICKET.

THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM A STRIKE.

>> Reporter: NIKKI AVEY WORKS FOR KAISER, ALSO A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA, UNION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.

AND SHE'S ON THE BARGAINING COMMITTEE THAT'S TALKING TO KAISER MANAGEMENT.

SHE SAYS KAISER HAS ITS PRIORITIES IN THE WRONG PLACE.

>> THEY PUT THE BUDGET AT THE CENTER.

WE, AS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, PUT THE PATIENTS IN THE CENTER OF OUR CARE EVERY DAY.

>> Reporter: INFORMATIONAL PICKETS LIKE THIS ARE NOT CONFINED TO SAN DIEGO.

AVEY SAYS THEY'RE HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WEST AND EVEN AT OTHER FACILITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

DIFFERENT PLACES, SIMILAR SET OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST KAISER.

>> OF COURSE, FAIR WAGES, ALL THE BENEFITS WE NEED AS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, LIVING HERE IN THIS COSTLY SAN DIEGO CITY.

BUT ALSO JUST SAFE STACKING.

HAVING ALL THE EXTRA HELP, THE RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: AVEY SAYS KAISER ISN'T EVEN FOLLOWING THE CURRENT CONTRACT.

WE REACHED OUT TO KAISER FOR REACTION.

WE ALWAYS PREFER AN INTERVIEW, SO WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS.

INSTEAD THEY PROVIDED A STATEMENT, WHICH SAID IN PART THEY ARE INDEED NEGOTIATING A NEW CONTRACT WITH 61,000 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THAT BOTH PARTIES ARE COMMITTED TO INTEREST-BASED BARGAINING, FOCUSED ON SHARED GOALS AND COLLABORATION.

THIS INFORMATIONAL PICKET WAS JUST A ONE DAY AFFAIR.

THE EMPLOYEES HERE WILL BE BACK TO WORK IN THE COMING DAYS.

INFORMATIONAL FOR NOW, BUT THESE WORKERS SAY IF THERE IS NO NEW CONTRACT BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, THEY'RE READY TO STRIKE.

JOHN CARROLL, KPBS NEWS.

>>> A SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT HAS DISMISSED CLAIMS AGAINST THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM RELATING TO A SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT FILED AGAINST NATHAN FLETCHER.

FIGUEROA SUED FLETCHER IN 2023.

FLETCHER WAS CHAIR OF THE MTS BOARD AT THE TIME, AND FIGUEROA WAS A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE AGENCY.

FIGUEROA SAYS MTS FIRED HER IN LIGHT OF THE ALLEGATIONS, ACCUSING THE AGENCY OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION.

TODAY, A JUDGE DISMISSED THOSE CLAIMS SAYING MTS DID NOT KNOW, NOR SHOULD IT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE ALLEGED HARASSMENT.

FIGUEROA'S CASE AGAINST FLETCHER IS ONGOING.

>>> NEARLY 200 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ARE COMING TO MISSION VALLEY.

KPBS REPORTER, ANDREW DYER SAYS IT IS THE FIRST PHASE.

>> Reporter: SCRAPERS ARE EXCAVATING THIS SITE.

>> GETTING SOMETHING BUILT HERE, IT REALLY HAS SO MUCH GOING FOR IT.

>> Reporter: REBECCA LUIS, THE DEVELOPER BEHIND THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT, CALLED THE BECKER, WILL BE 190 AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOMES.

THE FIRST DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW RIVERWALK SAN DIEGO.

MORE THAN 4,000 HOMES ARE COMING TO THIS 200-ACRE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY.

LUIS SAYS WHAT MAKES THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIQUE IS ITS LOCATION.

>> WE'RE IN A HUGE HOUSING CRISIS HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT EXAMPLE.

IF YOU LOOK AROUND IN MISSION VALLEY, LOOK AT ALL THE JOBS THAT ARE HERE, RIGHT?

WE'VE GOT LOTS OF RETAIL, LOTS OF HOTELS, HOSPITALS, ALL JOBS THAT ARE FILLED WITH PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE HERE IN SAN DIEGO.

>> Reporter: IT'S NOT NEWS AND IT'S HARD TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

LISA HUFF IS THE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.

SHE SAYS IT'S GETTING EVEN HARDER TO GET FUNDING FOR PROJECTS LIKE THE BECKER.

THIS ONE HAS BEEN IN THE PLANNING STAGES FOR YEARS.

THERE WAS COMPETITION FOR THE STATE GRANT THAT'S HELPING BUILD IT.

>> ULTIMATELY IT WAS REALLY THE MERITS OF THE PROJECT.

ITS LOCATION, NEXT TO A BRAND NEW MTS TROLLEY STATION.

ITS LOCATION IN THE HEART OF THIS HIGHLY RESOURCED MISSION VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT GAVE US THE EDGE AND LET US WIN THE FINANCING.

>> Reporter: SO THIS EARLY STAGE OF THE PROJECT THEY'RE EXCAVATING, MISSION VALLEY USED TO BE FARMLAND, WHICH MEANS THERE'S A LOT OF ORGANIC MATERIAL IN THE SOIL, WHICH IS GOOD FOR FARMS, BUT NOT SO GOOD TO BUILD APARTMENTS ON.

BEHIND ME, YOU SEE A SCRAPER THAT IS REMOVING SOME OF THAT BAD SOIL, SO THEY CAN BUILD ON THE GOOD SOIL UNDERNEATH.

ONCE BUILT, RIVERWALK SAN DIEGO WILL HAVE 430 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.

PEOPLE SHOULD BE MOVING INTO THE FIRST ONES AT THE BECKER BY MID 2027.

IN MISSION VALLEY, I'M ANDREW DYER, KPBS NEWS.

>>> FOR MORE HOUSING STORIES, CHECK OUT OUR SERIES AT KPBS.ORG/WHOSEBACKYARD.

YOU CAN EXPLORE AN INTERACTIVE MAP SHOWING WHERE HOUSING IS BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW.

>>> YOUR NEXT DRIVE TO THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COULD GO A LITTLE SMOOTHER.

AFTER YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION, A NEW ROAD TO THE AIRPORT IS NOW OPEN.

THE ENTRANCE IS ON NORTH HARVARD DRIVE JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION WITH WEST LAUREL STREET.

THE NEW THREE-LANE ROAD HAS NO INTERSECTIONS AND NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AND FEEDS CARS INTO BOTH TERMINALS ONE AND TWO.

AIRPORT OFFICIALS SAY YOU MAY NEED SOME TIME TO GET TO KNOW IT THIS NEW ROADWAY.

>> GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME GETTING TO THE AIRPORT, JUST SO YOU CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THIS NEW ROADWAY.

IT'S NOT COMPLICATED, BUT THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES.

IT COMES UP A LOT EARLIER THAN THE PREVIOUS ENTRANCES TO THE AIRPORT.

>> CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW ROADS STARTED IN 2021.

IT'S EXPECTED TO DIVERT 45,000 VEHICLES PER DAY FROM NORTH HARVARD DRIVE AND IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW FOR PEOPLE GOING TO THE AIRPORT AND COMMUTERS.

>>> THE FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THEY WILL NOT LOWER INTEREST RATES.

WHILE IT IS STILL MORE EXPENSIVE TO BORROW MONEY, THERE IS ONE POSITIVE, WHEN INTEREST RATES ARE HIGH, MANY BANKS OFFER HIGHER ANNUAL PERCENTAGE YIELDS.

JEN SULLIVAN EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN GROW YOUR SAVINGS FASTER.

>> Reporter: WEDNESDAY, THE FEDERAL RESERVE ANNOUNCED THEY'RE KEEPING INTEREST RATES BETWEEN 4.25 AND 4.5%.

>> RECENT INDICATORS SUGGEST GROWTH ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES HAVE MODERATED.

>> Reporter: IT HAD MEANS THEY WILL CONTINUE TO COST MORE TO BORROW MONEY FOR THINGS LIKE A MORTGAGE, CAR PAYMENTS, EVEN CREDIT CARD DEBT.

BUT THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS.

WHEN INTEREST RATES ARE HIGH, MANY BANKS WILL OFFER HIGHER ANNUAL PERCENTAGE YIELDS ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN GROW YOUR MONEY FASTER.

>> THIS IS NOT A BAD TIME TO BE PUTTING YOUR MONEY TOWARDS INVESTMENTS TO LET IT GROW.

>> Reporter: BANK RATE FINANCIAL ANALYST SAYS NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO LOOK INTO HIGH YIELD SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS KNOWN AS CDs.

BASIC SAVINGS ACCOUNTS HAVE AN AVERAGE PERCENTAGE YIELD OF .56%, BUT A HIGH YIELD SAVINGS ACCOUNT CAN PAY UPWARDS OF 4% ANNUALLY.

THE HIGHER THE RATE, THE MORE INTEREST YOU'LL EARN ON YOUR SAVINGS.

THIS BANK RATE GRANT SHOWS HOW MUCH A TOP YIELD SAVINGS ACCOUNT OUTPACES THE AVERAGE SAVINGS RATE.

LET'S CRUNCH THE NUMBERS INTO THE BANK RATE CALCULATOR.

IF YOU MOVE $5,000 INTO A HIGH YIELD SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND CONTRIBUTE $200 A MONTH OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD WITH AN ANNUAL PERCENTAGE YIELD OF 4.25%.

IN FIVE YEARS, YOU WOULD HAVE MADE NEARLY $2,500 IN INTEREST.

>> YOU'RE GETTING A REALLY HEALTHY YIELD COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE OVER THE LAST, YOU KNOW, 15 YEARS.

>> Reporter: BEWARE THE BANK CAN CHANGE THE PERCENT OF INTEREST YOU EARN.

IN A CD, THE RATE IS TYPICALLY FIXED FOR SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME.

IN BOTH TYPES OF ACCOUNTS, THERE MAY BE RESTRICTIONS ON HOW MUCH AND WHEN YOU CAN WITHDRAW THOSE FUNDS.

FOR CONSUMER WATCH, I'M JEN SULLIVAN.

>>> WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE.

A FAMILY GATHERING, AN OUTING WITH FRIENDS, AND POLITICS COMES UP.

CUTS TO THE SAFETY NET, GUNS, ABORTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, FAULT LINES RUN DEEP AND SO DO EMOTIONS.

IN THE PAST, YOU MAY HAVE AVOIDED THESE TOPICS.

DAVID LITT WROTE ABOUT IT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES IN A RECENT ESSAY TITLED, "IS IT TIME TO STOP SNUBBING YOUR RIGHT WING FAMILY?

♪ ♪[ MUSIC ] ♪ >> DAVID, YOU FOCUSED ON YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW, AN ELECTRICIAN, IN YOUR RECENT ESSAY AND YOUR NEW BOOK, "IT'S ONLY DROWNING, A TRUE STORY OF LEARNING TO SERVE AND THE SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND."

TELL ME ABOUT THE TRANSFORMATION THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR BROTHER- IN-LAW UNDERWENT FROM THE PANDEMIC UNTIL NOW?

>> MATT, AS YOU SAY, IS AN ELECTRICIAN WHO DEALS WITH VIOLENT SHOCK FOR WORK.

I'M A WRITER WHO DEALS WITH CARPAL TUNNEL FOR WORK.

WE'RE VERY DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, IT REALLY EXTENDS TO ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND I THINK IN THE PANDEMIC, AT LEAST FOR ME, THOSE DIFFERENCES STARTED TO FEEL LIKE MORE THAN JUST DIFFERENCES.

THEY STARTED TO FEEL EVERY DETAIL WILL KIND OF BE WHAT KIND OF EXERCISE DO WE DO AND SPORTS WE FOLLOW?

THEY WERE ALL IDENTIFIERS.

AND IT FELT, THIS IS HOW I PUT IT IN THE BOOK, WE'VE BEEN DRAFTED INTO OPPOSITE SIDES OF A CULTURE WAR.

YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T SOMETHING EITHER OF US CHOSE, BUT IT FELT LIKE WE WERE SEEING FORCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL SAYING NOPE, YOU ALL BELONG TO DIFFERENT TEAMS NOW.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, TO SOME EXTENT, WHAT THAT PIECE IS ABOUT AND ALSO WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT.

I THINK I KIND OF FELL FOR THAT.

AND I THINK IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO REALIZE THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.

>> SO YOU SAY SHINING AS A STRATEGY HAS BEEN INEFFECTIVE.

WHY DO YOU THINK IT DOESN'T WORK?

>> IF YOU LOOK AT THE WORK WHERE IT COMES FROM, RIGHT, IT WAS SORT OF THIS IS A WAY SOCIETY WOULD GET TOGETHER AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO ESSENTIALLY EXILE PEOPLE FOR HAVING VIEWS THAT THE REST OF SOCIETY DEEMS AS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

IT DOESN'T TEND TO WORK BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN FIND PEOPLE WHO AGREE WITH THEM.

THEY CAN FIND PEOPLE THROUGH SOCIAL SCENARIOS THAT FIT THEIR BELIEFS ONLINE.

>> SO THEN FOR PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES RELATED TO OR FRIENDS WITH, FOLKS WHO HOLD OPPOSITE POLITICAL VIEWS AND THINGS GET BITTER.

AT THE SAME TIME, THEY DON'T WANT TO END THOSE TIES.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST BEYOND WHAT YOU JUST SAID?

>> WHEN YOU HAVE THE FOUNDATION OF MUTUAL RESPECT, THEN IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THOSE DIVISIVE ISSUES.

BUT THEY'RE NOT ARGUMENTS, THEY'RE NOT DEBATES.

THEY'RE UNDERTAKEN IN THE SPIRIT OF CURIOSITY.

SOMETIMES MINDS CHANGE AND SOMETIMES MINDS DON'T.

I CERTAINLY LEARNED A LOT FROM MATT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN YOU'RE NOT SAYING I'M ONLY DOING THIS IN ORDER TO CHANGE YOUR MIND, I THINK THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> HOW VITAL IS THE SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND, MUTUAL GROUND, TO THE COUNTRY'S WELL BEING AND PERHAPS EVEN SURVIVAL?

>> IN A DEMOCRACY, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CO-OWN THIS COUNTRY TOGETHER, RIGHT?

IT CAN'T BE SORT OF A SCENARIO WHERE WE SAY WE'RE -- ACTUALLY, I WAS ABOUT TO SAY WE'RE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, BUT PEOPLE FEEL PASSIONATELY THAT THEY'RE RIGHT.

I HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS THAT I HOLD, OR THIS IS A MATTER OF RIGHT OR WRONG AND I THINK I'M RIGHT.

BUT IN A DEMOCRACY, YOU DON'T GET TO SAY THEREFORE, I DON'T GET TO LISTEN TO SOMEBODY ELSE OR LET THEIR VOTES COUNT OR WE WON'T, YOU KNOW, FIND A WAY TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE.

EVEN IF WE DON'T AGREE WITH THEM.

>> WHAT IS YOUR BROTHER-IN- LAW'S REACTION TO YOUR ESSAY IN THE BOOK ABOUT YOUR BOND WITH HIM?

>> HE REALLY LIKES THE BOOK, WHICH MADE ME, YOU KNOW, I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT REVIEWS.

THE ONE I WAS BY FAR THE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT WAS MATT.

>> AND WHAT HAS BEEN THE OVERALL RESPONSE TO YOUR BOOK?

>> WELL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ASK AN AUTHOR WHAT IS THE OVERALL RESPONSE TO YOUR BOOK.

THEY'LL SAY PEOPLE LOVE IT.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE WAS FINE, BUT IT'S ONLY DROWNING.

THAT BOOK IS REALLY GOOD.

WHAT I WOULD SAY IS I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT REVIEWS, THINGS LIKE THAT OR PEOPLE HAVE E-MAILED ME, WHATNOT.

NUMBER ONE, ENJOY THE BOOK, RIGHT?

I LOVE TO READ STUFF THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HOMEWORK.

TO ME, THIS IS A BOOK THAT I WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO READ ON THE BEACH WEEKEND, YOU KNOW, ON A LONG FLIGHT, AND JUST LAUGH THE WHOLE TIME.

>> I'M MAYA TRABULSI.

AFTER A POOR JOBS REPORT AND UNLEASHES A NEW ROUND OF TARIFFS.

THAT'S COMING UP AT 7:00 AFTER EVENING EDITION ON KPBS.

>>> CONSTRUCTION BEGAN TODAY ON IMPROVEMENTS TO CAL FIRE'S AIR ATTACK BASE.

WHILE THE RELOADING STATION IS CLOSED, CAL FIRE WILL BE USING THE AIR ATTACK BASE IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.

IT'S ABOUT 47 MILES FROM THE ROMONA BASE.

TO HELP MAKE UP FOR THE LONGER DISTANCE, CAL FIRE WILL DEPLOY FOUR AIR TANKERS, INSTEAD OF JUST TWO.

IN SPECIAL CASES, THEY'LL OPEN A TEMPORARY RELOAD BASE.

OUR MEDIA PARTNER, KGTV, SPOKE TO A RESIDENT WHO LIVES THROUGH THE CEDAR AND WITCH CREEK FIRES.

HE WANTS TO SEE THE RELOAD BASE IT ON A FULL-TIME BASIS.

>> IT WOULD ADD A FURTHER DELAY.

ALL THINGS IN CONSIDERATION, THAT WOULD BE OPTIMAL.

>> CAL FIRE SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET TO KEEP THE TEMPORARY BASE OPEN FULL TIME, AND THE UPGRADES TO THE ROMONA AIR BASE ARE CRUCIAL.

THEY'LL BE RECONSTRUCTING THE BASE'S TARMAC AND RETARDANT RELOADING BASE.

THE AGENCY SAYS THIS WILL HELP FIT A NEW AIR TANKER THAT WILL DRASTICALLY HELP WILDFIRE RESPONSE.

THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE EIGHT TO TWELVE MONTHS.

>>> OUR MORNING CLOUDS STILL PERSIST FOR US, GIVING WAY TO AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES.

IT'S A LOT OF THE SAME AS WE GO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND.

A SHALLOWER MARINE LAYER, BUT IT GETS HOTTER INTO LATE NEXT WEEK.

THAT MEANS SOME OF THE NUMBERS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE DESERTS, ARE REALLY GOING TO GO UP.

AS WE GO INTO THE AREA TONIGHT, WE ARE LOOKING AT 63 THE LOW IN THE CITY, AS YOU GO TO ESCONDIDO, WE'RE AT 56.

ROMONA, 54.

TOMORROW, WE WON'T HAVE TOO MUCH CHANGE FROM WHERE WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

75 FOR THE CITY ITSELF.

CHULA VISTA AT 76 FOR YOUR HIGH.

THEN AS YOU VENTURE TOWARDS MOUNT LAGUNA, HOLDING ON TO THE UPPER 70s.

SO IT'S A PRETTY PEACEFUL SETUP FOR US.

GIVING WAY TO MORE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE FOR INLAND AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

SUNDAY'S FORECAST, ALREADY STARTS TO SHOW TROUBLE BREWING WITH MORE HEAT BUILDING ACROSS THE INTERIOR SOUTHWEST.

AND THERE ARE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES ALREADY IN PLACE FOR SOME AREAS ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA INTO ARIZONA.

SO WE WILL BE EXPERIENCING AT LEAST THE FLAVOR OF THAT CHANGE AS WE GO INTO OUR DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR THE LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK.

BUT THE FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR THE COAST, DOESN'T CHANGE ALL THAT MUCH IN THE DAYS TO COME.

WE'RE HOLDING ON TO THE MID- 70s, INCHING BACK UP TOWARDS WEDNESDAY TO THE UPPER 70s FOR HIGHS.

BUT MOSTLY OUR MARINE LAYER KEEPS VARIATION LIMITED.

THAT'S GOING TO BE A SIMILAR TREND FOR OUR INLAND COMMUNITIES.

WE DO GET A LITTLE BIT WARMER THROUGH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY HERE, UPPER 80s, CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES.

BUT WE HOLD FAIRLY CONSISTENT THEN.

EVEN INTO WEDNESDAY, WHEN WE VENTURE BACK TOWARDS 90 FOR THAT OFFICIAL HIGH.

THEN YOU GET TO THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES.

YOU START TO REALLY NOTICE THAT HEAT COMING IN WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND BEYOND.

AND YOU NOTE HOW THE NUMBERS DO CHANGE QUITE A BIT.

WE'RE HOLDING ON TO THE 70s FOR QUITE SOME TIME HERE.

BUT BY THE TIME WE GET INTO WEDNESDAY, LOOKING AT THE MID- 80s FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS.

DESERT COMMUNITIES, VENTURING THEIR WAY INTO THE 110 RANGE, AND EVEN HIGHER POTENTIALLY FOR THURSDAY.

SOME OF THE WORST OF THE HEAT COULD BE WORKING THEIR WAY INTO THE DESERT COMMUNITIES.

FOR KPBS NEWS, I'M MELISSA CONSTANCER.

>>> TRAVELING TO OLD TOWN FOR AN ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF THEIR WORK THIS WEEKEND.

FOR DECADES, LATIN AMERICAN MARKET HAS FEATURED HANDMADE TEXTILES, POTTERY, JEWELRY FOR SALE.

ARTISTS ARE DEMONSTRATING THEIR WOOD CARVING, PAINTING, WEAVING SKILLS.

ARTIST DIEGO MONTOYA SAYS WEAVING IS A WAY TO PRESERVE ANCIENT TECHNIQUES.

>> EVERYTHING I KNOW UNTIL NOW, I LEARNED FROM MY FATHER, HE LEARNED FROM HIS FATHER, AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE SEE EVERY DAY FOR MANY YEARS.

I'M PRETTY SURE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR AT LEAST 112 YEARS.

SO THAT'S SIX GENERATIONS.

>> THAT'S DIEGO MONTOYA.

INCLUDING MARIA, OTHER ARTISTS.

THEIR COLORFUL WOODEN FIGURINES DEPICT SPIRIT GUIDES.

THE MARKET RUNS TONIGHT UNTIL 8:00 TOMORROW FROM 10:00 UNTIL 8:00 P.M. THEN SUNDAY FROM 10:00 TO 6:00 P.M. >>> WELL DURING THE WEEK, KEITH HAMMOND IS A MILD MANNER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER.

ON WEEKENDS, HE TRANSFORMS INTO PRO WRESTLER ORION ODYSSEY.

VISITING PRIMAL PRO WRESTLING SCHOOL FOR A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK OF STAGING A WRESTLING FUNDRAISER FOR HAMMOND'S STUDENTS.

>> FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS, OLYMPIAN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, KEITH HAMMOND, HAS BEEN MOONLIGHTING AS ORION ODYSSEY.

INVITING ME TO PRO WRESTLING SCHOOL TO DEBUNK A FEW MYTHS ABOUT WRESTLING.

STARTING WITH THE IDEA IT IS ALL FAKE AND NO ONE GETS HURT.

>> OUCH.

I FELT THAT.

>> IT'S STAGED, BUT IT'S NOT FAKE.

I PROMISE YOU.

EVERY SINGLE, WHAT WE CALL THE BUMP AND THE HIT OR DOWN ON THE MAT, IT HURTS, IT REGISTERS.

IT'S ALL IN THE SERVICE OF A GOOD STORY.

>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.

PRO WRESTLING IS ABOUT HEROES, VILLAINS, AND STORY TELLING.

>> IT'S LIKE THE ULTIMATE STORY TELLING ART BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE COMEDY, YOU CAN HAVE PHYSICAL, YOU CAN HAVE SUPER HEROES, YOU KNOW?

THERE IS NO LIMIT YOU CAN PORTRAY.

I FEEL IT'S A WAY FOR PEOPLE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES AND CONNECT WITH OTHERS THAT YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE CONNECTED WITH.

>> I THINK MY FAVORITE WAY TO TALK ABOUT PRO WRESTLING IS LONG FOR IMPROV, BUT YOU'RE HITTING EACH OTHER.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IS NORMALLY SOMEONE CALLED A BOOKER WILL DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT THE MATCHES TO BE AND WHAT THEY WANT THE FINISHES TO BE.

IT IS UP TO THE WRESTLERS TO COME UP WITH THE ACTUAL MATCHES THEMSELVES AND TRY TO MAKE THE BOOKER'S VISION COME TRUE.

>> TURN, KICK.

SUICIDE, HEY.

>> IT IS VERY PRECISE WHAT WE DO, AND I LIKE TO THINK WE ARE QUITE INTELLIGENT IN THE WAY WE STRUCTURE STORIES.

ALMOST CONTROL THE WAY PEOPLE FEEL, LIKE WE CAN MAKE THEM FEEL HAPPY.

WE CAN MAKE THEM FEEL SAD.

JUST REALLY BRING OUT THE EMOTIONS THEY MIGHT NOT FEEL ANYWHERE ELSE.

>> I THINK ONE OF THE WAYS TO THINK ABOUT PRO WRESTLING IS FOR EITHER FANS OR THE WRESTLERS.

IT'S THE SAFEST WAY TO BE IN A LIVE ACTION MOVIE.

>> NO ONE DESCRIBES WHAT STUNT PEOPLE DO AS FAKE JUST BECAUSE IT'S PLANNED OUT WITH EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE IT SAFE.

>> WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO TELL STORIES.

WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO CAPTIVATE AN AUDIENCE.

EVERYTHING WE DO IN THAT RING IS REAL.

WHEN WE FALL ON THE MATT, IT HURTS.

FOR PEOPLE WHO SAY IT IS FAKE.

MAN, IF THEY TOOK ONE DAY JUST HITTING THE ROPES, YOU'LL GET SOME MARKS ON YOUR BACK.

IT'S A TOUGH THING TO DO.

>> IT'S VERY IMPACTFUL ON THE BODY.

>> THEY DO IT BECAUSE THEY LOVE IT.

>> NICE.

ARE YOU GUYS READY?

GO.

>> ONE THING ABOUT PRO WRESTLING, IT'S A COLLABORATIVE ART, WHEN YOU DO IT RIGHT, WHEN I'M ACTING, YOU HAVE TO REACT, AND TO DO THINGS TO MAKE YOU LOOK MORE LIKE A BAD GUY.

BUT WHEN I HIT A MOVE ON SOMEBODY, I'M DOING IT IN A WAY THAT IT WILL HELP THEM BE SAFE FOR THE PROGRAM.

WHEN I'M GETTING THERE, HOPEFULLY I'M NOT GETTING SERIOUSLY INJURED, BUT STILL HURTS.

IT'S SOMETHING WHERE I CAN WALK AWAY AND BE FINE WITH IT.

>> Reporter: AUDIENCES MAY NOT BE AWARE OF HOW THEY COULD IMPACT THE MATCH THEY'RE WATCHING.

>> WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN YOU CHEER, THEY'RE LISTENING TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING, SO THEY WILL REACT AND GIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE MATCH FOR THOSE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE R. SO IF YOU LIKE BIG CHOPS AND THE AUDIENCE REACTS, YOU'LL GET A BIG CHALK ACTION.

IF PEOPLE DO MORE OF THAT, YOU'RE INFLUENCING THE PRODUCT YOU'RE SITTING IN THE RING.

>> GRAB THE HEAD.

YEAH.

>> YOU CAN LEARN BOTH THE PERFORMANCE ASPECTS OF WRESTLING AND GET THE PHYSICAL TRAINING AT PRIMAL.

>> WE HAVE A VERY STRUCTURED PROGRAM HERE, WHERE WE TEACH EVERYBODY STEP BY STEP HOW TO BE A PRO WRESTLER.

WE WANT IT STEP BY STEP.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU LEARN THE BASICS UNTIL YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THING.

TO GET YOU PREPARED TO BE IN THE WRONG.

ALSO CHARACTER WORK, I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN FILM, THEATER, SO I TRY TO USE MY EXPERIENCE WITH THAT TO KIND OF HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR CHARACTERS AND WHO THEY ARE, WHAT THEY'RE THINKING.

YEAH, IT'S VERY THEATRICAL.

IT'S ALL A PERFORMANCE.

IT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE ENGAGED.

>> THIS WEEK, HAMMOND AND THE TEAM OF WRESTLERS WERE PREPPING FOR THE WELCOME BACK PRO WRESTLING FUNDRAISER.

TAKING PLACE TONIGHT AT 7:00 P.M.

BUT PRIMAL IS OPEN YEAR ROUND TO TURN YOU INTO A PRO WRESTLER.

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